About

The University of Plymouth Dance Club (UPDC) offers classes in Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz and Heels. Recreational classes run weekly during term time, catering to both beginner and intermediate dancers. For more advanced dancers, there is the opportunity to join our squads that compete in inter-university competitions.

TIMETABLE 2024-2025 

Fees:

• Club Membership - £20 per year
• Term 1 Membership (for exchange or placement students only) - £10
• Weekly classes - £2 per class or £5 for 3 or £10 for 6 (bulk classes of same style)
• Competition squads (price varies depending on how many squads you are a in due to costume prices)

• 1 squad = £80, 2 squads = £85, 3 squads = £90, 4 squads = £95

 

 

Socials

 

Socials are a huge part of the club and are always very entertaining! Our regular Wednesday night socials are often themed, such as; pub golf, dress as your degree and cowgirls. We also have sober socials throughout the term, including bowling, pottery painting and BBQs on the Hoe. We’d love to see as many of our members at these events as possible – check our Facebook group and Instagram regularly for updates!

 

Our first 2023/24 social:

 

 

Showcases

UPDC runs 2 showcases each year, at Christmas and Easter, to give our dancers the chance to perform pieces learnt in weekly classes, as well as solos and groups. Our squads also showcase their competition routines at the Easter event. Both evenings are a chance to raise money for our chosen charity – Beat Eating Disorders – through ticket sales and raffles!

Intermediate Jazz from our Easter Showcase 2024.

Competition Team

During semester 2 we travel to inter-university competitions across the country with our squads. We compete in the intermediate categories in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and hip-hop, plus wildcard. In 2023/24 we attended Loughborough and Portsmouth University dance competitions and competed against Plymouth Marjon in our first varsity!

2024 results:

We’d love to continue our trend of trophies this year, and so are asking for a full commitment to the squads if you wish to join. Auditions are held at the start of semester 1. There are different fees associated with the number of squads you are in (maximum 4).

Our Tap Squad performing their first-place routine at our Easter Showcase 2024. 

Competition Squad at Loughborough University Dance Competition 2024.

Important Dates!

Christmas Showcase 

DATE: Friday 8th December TBC

Our last Christmas Showcase was a great success; we sold over 200 tickets for the event (a new record for the club) and raised £649.25 for Beat Eating Disorder Charity. 

Competition Dates:

TBC - Competition season runs from February 1st to March 23rd 

We often compete in 2/3 competitions during this period and you must be able to do all competitions.

Easter Showcase 

DATE: TBC

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING ALL NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS THIS SEPTEMBER!

Check us out on our social media platforms:

Instagram: @plymuni_dance

Facebook Group: UPDC Members 2024/2025  

Twitter: Plymouth Uni Dance (@plymunidance) / Twitter

TikTok: @plymuni_dance

Youtube: University of Plymouth Dance Club - YouTube

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